Sidharth Slathia

Siddharth Slathia
Born (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991
Jammu, India
Genres Pop, Filmi, Bollywood
Occupation(s) Singer, Composer
Years active 2011-present
Associated acts Channa Mereya (cover sad version), Tum Hi Ho in 10 different styles.

Siddharth Slathia (born 25 July 1991) is an Indian singer and composer. He has become well-known when his cover versions of Hindi film songs received positive response. He became more well known after singing the cover version of the song Tum Hi Ho in the 10 different styles.[1][2][3][4]

Early Life and Career

Slathia was born in Jammu of the Jammu and Kashmir state. As of July 2017 he is 26 year old. His parents have sent him from Jammu to Jaipur to study engineering at Poornima College, Jaipur. However after watching the 3 Idiots film he dropped out of the engineering course to pursue a career in singing. Slathia songs first appeared on the social media in the year 2009. His uploaded song "Akhiyan nu rehan de" receive good response, which motivated him to upload more videos. His cover of the Channa Mereya song is his most viewed song on YouTube.[5][6][2]

Recognition

Huffington Post wrote - "Slathia is a trained classical singer who not only performs covers of Hindi songs but has original compositions as well".[7]

As of May 2018, Slathia official Youtube channel has more than 1 million subscribers [5]

Music Influences

According to Slathia, although he respects a wide variety of musical artists, he considers Sonu Nigam as his inspiration due to Nigam's versatility. He believes that Nigam can sing songs from any genre and admires his ability to express a multitude of emotions in his songs.[5][8]

References

  1. "This boy sings Arijit Singh's Tum Hi ho in 10 different styles". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Siddharth Slathia the geek who took the guitar coverstars".
  3. "From Mika to Shaan, this singer covers Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2 in 10 voices".
  4. "Video: Singer covers Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2 in 10 voices and nails it".
  5. 1 2 3 "Meet India's aspiring singer Siddharth slathia". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. "Desi singers who turned online sensations". 5 July 2017.
  7. "Top 10 Indian Singers on YouTube: Huffington Post".
  8. "Desi singers who turned online sensations". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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